Market Report - Midday
London midday: Stocks enjoy Halloween treat after nightmare October
There were no spooks or frights in London equity markets on Wednesday, just a welcome treat of rising prices at the end of what has been a torrid month for global stocks.
London midday: Stocks boosted by BP, strong housebuilders
London stocks had pushed a little higher by midday on Tuesday, helped along by solid earnings from BP and a strong showing in the housebuilding sector.
London midday: Stocks extend gains as HSBC rallies; Budget in focus
London stocks extended gains by midday on Monday, buoyed by a solid set of earnings from HSBC and potential boosts from the Budget later in the session.
London midday: Stocks fall further as US tech earnings disappoint, RBS slides
London stocks had fallen further into the red by midday on Friday as sentiment was undermined by disappointing earnings from US tech companies and declines for Rolls-Royce and RBS.
London midday: Stocks pare losses to trade flat but WPP weighs
London stocks had pared losses to trade flat by midday on Thursday, but the FTSE 100 was underperforming its European peers as disappointing results from advertising giant WPP weighed.
London midday: Stocks push higher as pound loses ground; Barclays rallies
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Wednesday, recovering from heavy losses in the previous session with an added boost from a weaker pound.
London midday: Stocks fall further; precious metals miners shine on haven appeal
London stocks fell a little further into the red by midday on Tuesday as concerns about Brexit, Italy's budget and US-Saudi tensions dented investors' appetite for risk.
London midday: Stocks rise further as miners rally, pound loses ground
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Monday thanks to strength in the mining sector and a well-received update from NMC Health, with a weaker pound also lending a hand.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains as borrowing figures digested
London stocks were holding on to gains by midday on Friday, outperforming their European peers as investors digested the latest borrowing figures and economic growth data out China.
London midday: FTSE gains fleeting as retail sales disappoint
London stocks mounted a failed attempt to climb out of their early hole on Thursday as Brexit developments helped investors shrug off disappointing retail sales data and hawkish minutes from the US Federal Reserve.
London midday: FTSE creeps up as inflation undershoots; EU summit in focus
London stocks were still a touch higher by midday on Wednesday as sterling fell after the release of much weaker than expected UK inflation data for September, with moves muted overall as investors eyed the EU summit in Brussels.
London midday: Stocks drop as pound rallies further on wage data
London stocks had extended losses by midday on Tuesday as the pound rallied further on the back of solid pay growth figures.
London midday: FTSE dips as pound steadies; Convatec tumbles after warning
London stocks were a touch lower by midday on Monday, with the top-flight index flitting between small gains and losses as the pound regained some composure.
London midday: FTSE pushes higher as pound dips; housebuilders and miners rally
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday thanks to solid performances from the mining and housebuilding sectors and a dip in the pound, as global markets recovered from two days of heavy losses.
London midday: FTSE slumps amid global selloff
There were heavy losses across the board in European equity markets on Thursday and London was no exception following a sharp selloff in the US and Asia amid worries about rising US interest rates.
London midday: Stocks flat as UK economy stalls; packaging stocks dented
London stocks had erased earlier small losses to trade flat by midday on Wednesday as investors digested news that the UK economy stalled in August.
London midday: Stocks turn lower as US, Italian bond yields keep rising
London stocks had fallen into the red by midday on Tuesday as Italian and US bond yields continued to rise, but strength in the mining sector helped to keep a lid on losses.
London midday: Stocks fall further as pound retreats on Brexit woes
London stocks had fallen further into the red by midday on Monday as surveys from Deloitte and the British Chambers of Commerce dented the pound.
London midday: Stocks fall further ahead of payrolls; Intu rockets
London stocks had fallen further into the red by midday on Friday as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report, with US bond markets firmly in focus after Treasury yields surged to seven-year highs.
London midday: Stocks drop as US yields surge; Ted Baker slumps on results
London stocks had fallen further into the red by midday on Thursday as US Treasury yields spiked on the prospect of faster interest rate hikes, while a series of ex-dividends and a stronger pound also weighed on the index.